Balaam is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Balaam
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: From Bailham, Suffolk; or Balham, Surrey

How popular is Balaam?

Balaam is ranked 206709 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Balaams grew by 8.379889 per cent to 194 since 2000 and ranked 94311 after elevating 365 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.98 65.92
Black 28.35 30.17
Hispanic or Latino 3.09 2.79
Balaam is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 1648 people have been found who wears Balaam as their family name. Balaam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
70,383 Tanzania3
6,989 Uganda3
32,086 Mexico3
4,942 Libya1
30,360 Thailand1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
42,479 Greece1
165,773 Belarus1
897,276 Russia1
36,678 Singapore1
16,640 Hong Kong1
1,879 Belize1
31,207 Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
89,676 Canada30
18,457 Scotland20
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Balaam:
8,318 England801
83,762 United States281
10,689 Australia260
43,624 South Africa110
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Balaam Namesakes

  • In 2013 drama movie, 4:00am, Tommy Balaam characterized Douglas Courage.

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